Mason County (Wash.)
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Information for Authority record
Name (Hebrew)
מחוז מסון (וושינגטון)
Name (Latin)
Mason County (Wash.)
Other forms of name
nnaa Mason County, Wash
Coordinates
W1231105 W1231105 N0472059 N0472059 (geonames )
Associated country
United States
Biographical or Historical Data
est. as Sawamish 3/13/1854
name chgd. to Mason 1/13/1864
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- Smeltzer, J. A. 1880 United States census ... 1972.
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Mason County Courthouse - Shelton Washington
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Wikipedia description:
Mason County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,726. The county seat and only incorporated city is Shelton. The county was formed out of Thurston County on March 13, 1854. Originally named Sawamish County, it took its present name in 1864 in honor of Charles H. Mason, the first Secretary of Washington Territory. Mason County comprises the Shelton micropolitan statistical area and is included in the Seattle-Tacoma combined statistical area.
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